South Florida Wilderness Adventures
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Discover South Florida's natural wonders when you explore to a scenic backdrop of amazing everglades, mangrove swamps and coastal islands. Featured are many exciting high wilderness adventures opportunities for camping, hiking, kayaking, sailing and more.

Bahia Honda State Park
276-acre preserve on Bahia Honda Key, located off US-1 at MM 35. Camping, hiking, trails, fishing, boating, swimming.

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Tour Wildlife Refuge

National Key Deer Refuge
28950 Watson Blvd., Big Pine Key, FL 33043-0510; (305) 872-0774; NPS Website;
8,500 acre preserve established in 1957 to protect the endangered Key Deer located mostly on Big Pine Key and No Name Key. Refuge is home to the imperiled tropical hardwood hammock habitat and 22 federally listed endangered and threatened species of plants and animals, five of which are found nowhere else in the world.
Key Deer - This is the cutest little deer you'll ever see. It is the smallest subspecies of the Virginia White-tail and stands no higher than 3-foot at the shoulder. It is believed to have migrated here from the mainland thousands of years ago and is found nowhere else. A few years ago it was almost totally extinct but now there is a population of about 750 roaming Big Pine and other nearby keys, totally unafraid of humans. Wildlife officials hope to establish colonies on nearby islands.

> Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge
28950 Watson Blvd., Big Pine Key, FL 33043-0510; (305) 872-2239; NPS Website;
186,000 acres of mostly marine preserve established in 1938. The uplands portion of GWHNWR are all on unpopulated islands, on the north side of the lower Florida Keys bordering the Gulf of Mexico, in an area called “the Backcountry.” It stretches from north of Marathon (90 miles SW of Miami) to north of Key West, FL (130 miles SW of Miami). Accessible only by boat. Refuge includes mostly mangrove islands and wetlands, with a few sandy beaches and dunes that are critical nesting habitat for endangered sea turtles. It represents the last of the off-shore (and raccoon free) islands in the Lower Florida Keys available as critical nesting, roosting, wading, and loafing habitat for over 250 avian species - particularily wading birds. The area managed is overwhelmingly (96 percent) marine environment including large sand flats surrounding the islands that are used extensively by foraging wading birds, significant seagrass meadows, patch coral reefs, and coastal mangrove communities. All of the refuge managed islands within the GWHNWR are closed in accordance with the Executive Order that established it in 1938.

Hilton Resort & Marina
245 Front Street - Key West, Fl, Us 33040
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Adjacent To The Sunset Pier, The Hilton Key West Resort And Marina Is The Preeminent Resort Of Key West. Constructed in traditional Key West romantic Victorian style, the resort includes guestrooms with individual style and ambiance to create the ultimate island paradise getaway. The 19 th century architecture has been recreated with 21st century resort luxuries . Large guestrooms with private balconies and majestic views of the crystal waters of the Gulf and Atlantic, provide private viewing of the inspiring golden sunsets into the turquoise island waters right from your room. The hotel is minutes to fine dining, shopping and entertainment.

Sugar Loaf Lodge
Mile Marker 17, Sugar Loaf Key, FL, 33044

Wyndham Casa Marina-City View
1500 Reynolds Street - Key West, Fl, Us 33040
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The oldest and largest resort in Key West, The Wyndham Casa Marina Resort is a deluxe resort built in 1921 and features rooms with climate control and all the modern conveniences that guests have come to expect. With 1,100 feet of pristine beachfront, the hotel boasts the largest private beach on Key West.


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Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary
P.O. Box 500368; Marathon, FL 33050; (305) 743-2437;

The 2,800 square nautical mile Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary (FKNMS) surrounds the entire archipelago of the Florida Keys and includes the productive waters of Florida Bay, the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Cultural resources are also contained within the sanctuary. The proximity of coral reefs to centuries old shipping routes has resulted in a high concentration of shipwrecks and an abundance of artifacts. The Sanctuary includes three major habitats - coral reef, mangroves and seagrasses.

North America's only living coral barrier reef and the third longest barrier reef in the world (following Australia and Belize) lies about six miles seaward of the Florida Keys (a 220-mile long string of islands extending south and west of the Florida mainland), making it a unique national treasure of international notoriety. Coral reefs contain more varieties of life than any other marine environment. They are part of a fragile interdependent ecosystem that includes mangroves and seagrasses that grow both on the ocean and bay side of the Florida Keys.

Grand Key Resort
3990 S. Roosevelt Blvd - Key West, Fl, Us 33040
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Elegant cottage decor has been designed to accommodate families, couples and active seniors. The grounds are designed in a spectacular natural setting, surrounded by native flora and including a waterfall. This hotel is environmentally responsible with an operational philosophy that instills the highest standards of conservation and preservation.